Allograft carotid artery as a systemic-to-pulmonary conduit Betsy Jane Evans, MD, Stephen Westaby, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 133, Issue 5, Pages 1367-1368 (May 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.11.037 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A, Allograft shunt at 2 years. B, Shunt in which suspected tissue rejection caused decreased flow at 6 months. A second contralateral shunt was implanted. This was the only case in which an inflammatory response or rejection was suspected. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1367-1368DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.11.037) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Histologic section taken from an allograft shunt 18 months after implantation, showing no signs of inflammation or rejection. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1367-1368DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.11.037) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions